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Trump asked Xi if China wants to buy US weapons, envoy says
Original: U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons, the United Sta
The US ambassador to Beijing has revealed that President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping whether he would like to purchase American weapons. The disclosure is an extraordinary admission about private diplomacy between the two leaders, given that Washington has long restricted arms sales to China and treats Beijing as a strategic competitor.
Why now: The unusual nature of a US president offering to sell weapons to a rival power is drawing widespread attention and concern.
Donald TrumpXi JinpingUnited StatesChina
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